Assam assembly elections 2021: Congress announces second list of 26 candidates

The Congress on Wednesday (March 10) announced a list of 26 candidates for the second phase of the Assam legislative Assembly elections. The party has also appointed Mohan Prakash and Jayadev Jena as All India Congress Committee (AICC).

Assam assembly elections 2021: Congress announces second list of 26 candidates
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Guwahati: The Congress on Wednesday (March 10) announced a list of 26 candidates for the second phase of the Assam legislative Assembly elections.

The party has also appointed Mohan Prakash and Jayadev Jena as All India Congress Committee (AICC ) observers for the upcoming assembly elections in Assam.

The main opposition party had on Saturday released the first list of 40 candidates for the upcoming three-phase election for the 126-member Assam Assembly.

On Sunday, the party had issued the second list of three candidates for the Titabor, Dhakuakhana and Naoboicha assembly constituencies. 

Earlier, the newly-formed Assam Jatiya Parishad on Sunday (March 7) announced the second list of 50 candidates for the three-phased assembly polls, with its president Lurinjyoti Gogoi contesting from one more constituency, Naharkatia.

The Assam assembly elections 2021 will be conducted in three-phase for the 126-member Assam assembly will be held on March 27, April 1 and April 6. Votes will be counted on May 2.

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